Western Digital Red Plus vs Western Digital Red Pro
Both lines are on Synology's and QNAP's official compatibility lists — this is not a "which works" question, but a "which fits your machine and workload" one. Everything below is read from the vendors' own HCLs, refreshed daily.
Western Digital Red Plus prices Western Digital Red Pro prices
Head-to-head on the official list
| Western Digital Red Plus | Western Digital Red Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Listed on official HCLs | 426 models | 608 models ✓ |
| Largest listed capacity | 14 TB | 26 TB ✓ |
| Smallest listed capacity | 1 TB | 2 TB |
| Part numbers on list | 41 ✓ | 36 |
| Product line | NAS | NAS |
Which should you buy?
Coverage-wise, Western Digital Red Plus appears on more NAS machines (426 vs 608) — for an older or unusual model that margin can matter. Within the same tier, the honest answer is: pick the cheaper part number at your target capacity, then verify it on your exact model's page.
Both lines overlap on 242 NAS models — if yours is one of them, either drive is officially supported.
Popular part numbers (most-listed 12 of 41 / 36)
Western Digital Red Plus
- WD120EFAX-68UNTN0 — 12TB, 223 models
- WD120EFBX-68B0EN0 — 12TB, 222 models
- WD140EFFX-68VBXN0 — 14TB, 221 models
- WD140EFGX-68B0GN0 — 14TB, 218 models
- WD10EFRX (Red NASware 3.0) — 1TB, 209 models
- WD80EFBX-68AZZN0 — 8TB, 204 models
- WD80EFAX-68KNBN0 — 8TB, 204 models
- WD80EFPX — 8TB, 158 models
- WD101EFBX-68B0AN0 — 10TB, 141 models
- WD101EFAX-68LDBN0 — 10TB, 141 models
- WD30EFPX-68C6CN0 — 3TB, 114 models
- WD40EFPX-68C6CN0 — 4TB, 114 models
Western Digital Red Pro
- WD4003FFBX — 4TB, 390 models
- WD141KFGX — 14TB, 355 models
- WD102KFBX — 10TB, 288 models
- WD8003FFBX — 8TB, 285 models
- WD6003FFBX — 6TB, 272 models
- WD2002FFSX — 2TB, 256 models
- WD121KFBX-68EF5N0 — 12TB, 241 models
- WD6005FFBX — 6TB, 167 models
- WD8005FFBX — 8TB, 167 models
- WD4005FFBX — 4TB, 166 models
- WD2002FFSX - 68PF8N0 — 2TB, 150 models
- WD121KFBX — 12TB, 149 models
NAS models that list both lines
These machines officially support both Western Digital Red Plus and Western Digital Red Pro — your real decision is workload and price, not compatibility.